Compact(1962)
DramaSoap
First Air Date: 1962-01-02
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 5.0
Votes: 3
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 373
Compact was a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. The series was created by Hazel Adair and Peter Ling, who together went on to devise Crossroads. In contrast to the kitchen sink realism of Coronation Street, Compact was a distinctly middle-class serial, set in the more "sophisticated" arena of magazine publishing. An early "avarice" soap, it took the viewer into the business workplace, and aligned the professional lives of the characters with more personal storylines. The show was scheduled for broadcast on Tuesdays and Thursdays, thus avoiding a clash with ITV's Coronation Street on Mondays and Wednesdays. When Compact began, the editor was a woman, Joanne Minster, yet it was not long before she was replaced by Ian Harmon, the son of the magazine's owner. Despite being largely criticised by reviewers, Compact was popular with the general public, and in 1964 a regular omnibus edition was introduced, broadcast on Sundays. Morris Barry, a some-time actor and BBC director – he directed several Doctor Who stories in the 1960s – took over as producer and was given a brief to spice the series up in view of the criticism it had received from the national press. But the BBC, never comfortable with the concept of soap opera, quietly dropped the series in 1965.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 105E01
The First Issue
Air Date: 1962-01-02
No episode overview available.
E02
Advice To Readers
Air Date: 1962-01-04
No episode overview available.
E03
Efficiency Expert
Air Date: 1962-01-09
No episode overview available.
E04
Cover Photograph
Air Date: 1962-01-11
No episode overview available.
E05
Tea Break
Air Date: 1962-01-16
No episode overview available.
E06
Personal Problem
Air Date: 1962-01-18
No episode overview available.
E07
The New Broom
Air Date: 1962-01-23
No episode overview available.
E08
Sally Speaks Up
Air Date: 1962-01-25
No episode overview available.
E09
Question Of Identity
Air Date: 1962-01-30
No episode overview available.
E10
Wedding Grove
Air Date: 1962-02-01
No episode overview available.
E11
Suspicion Of Theft
Air Date: 1962-02-06
No episode overview available.
E12
Happy Birthday
Air Date: 1962-02-08
No episode overview available.
E13
Valentine's Day
Air Date: 1962-02-13
No episode overview available.
E14
Testing Time
Air Date: 1962-02-15
No episode overview available.
E15
Something To Celebrate
Air Date: 1962-02-20
No episode overview available.
E16
Press Reception
Air Date: 1962-02-22
No episode overview available.
E17
A True Story
Air Date: 1962-02-27
No episode overview available.
E18
Circulation Figures
Air Date: 1962-03-01
No episode overview available.
E19
News From New York
Air Date: 1962-03-06
No episode overview available.
E20
A Breath Of Air
Air Date: 1962-03-08
No episode overview available.
E21
The Party
Air Date: 1962-03-13
No episode overview available.
E22
After The Ball
Air Date: 1962-03-15
No episode overview available.
E23
Shocks And Bruises
Air Date: 1962-03-20
No episode overview available.
E24
Weekend
Air Date: 1962-03-22
No episode overview available.
E25
Action Stations
Air Date: 1962-03-27
No episode overview available.
E26
The Ideal Husband
Air Date: 1962-03-29
No episode overview available.
E27
Future Plans
Air Date: 1962-04-03
No episode overview available.
E28
Facing The Facts
Air Date: 1962-04-05
No episode overview available.
E29
A Night Out
Air Date: 1962-04-10
No episode overview available.
E30
Point Of Departure
Air Date: 1962-04-12
No episode overview available.
E31
Surprises By Post
Air Date: 1962-04-17
No episode overview available.
E32
A Piece Of Cake
Air Date: 1962-04-19
No episode overview available.
E33
Pets Corner
Air Date: 1962-04-24
No episode overview available.
E34
The Man For The Job
Air Date: 1962-04-26
No episode overview available.
E35
Down The Hatch
Air Date: 1962-05-01
No episode overview available.
E36
Stormy Weather
Air Date: 1962-05-03
No episode overview available.
E37
Musical Evening
Air Date: 1962-05-08
No episode overview available.
E38
Talent Contest
Air Date: 1962-05-10
No episode overview available.
E39
Visting Hours
Air Date: 1962-05-15
No episode overview available.
E40
Mixed Receptions
Air Date: 1962-05-17
No episode overview available.
E41
Home And Away
Air Date: 1962-05-22
No episode overview available.
E42
Day Of Frenzy
Air Date: 1962-05-24
No episode overview available.
E43
Moment Of Truth
Air Date: 1962-05-29
No episode overview available.
E44
In A Spin
Air Date: 1962-05-31
No episode overview available.
E45
The Big Chance
Air Date: 1962-06-05
No episode overview available.
E46
Garden Party
Air Date: 1962-06-07
No episode overview available.
E47
Happy Returns
Air Date: 1962-06-12
No episode overview available.
E48
Man And Wife
Air Date: 1962-06-14
No episode overview available.
E49
Blackmail
Air Date: 1962-06-19
No episode overview available.
E50
Take-Over Time
Air Date: 1962-06-21
No episode overview available.
E51
The Proposal
Air Date: 1962-06-26
No episode overview available.
E52
Faraway Places
Air Date: 1962-06-28
No episode overview available.
E53
Barbecue
Air Date: 1962-07-03
No episode overview available.
E54
A Day Of Problems
Air Date: 1962-07-05
No episode overview available.
E55
Comings And Goings
Air Date: 1962-07-10
No episode overview available.
E56
Looking Ahead
Air Date: 1962-07-12
No episode overview available.
E57
Weekend Plans
Air Date: 1962-07-17
No episode overview available.
E58
Settlement Day
Air Date: 1962-07-19
No episode overview available.
E59
Gone Astray
Air Date: 1962-07-24
No episode overview available.
E60
Evening Date
Air Date: 1962-07-26
No episode overview available.
E61
A Night Out
Air Date: 1962-07-31
No episode overview available.
E62
Pay Off
Air Date: 1962-08-02
No episode overview available.
E63
Moving Up
Air Date: 1962-08-07
No episode overview available.
E64
Surprise Party
Air Date: 1962-08-09
No episode overview available.
E65
Riding For A Fall
Air Date: 1962-08-14
No episode overview available.
E66
Unguarded Moment
Air Date: 1962-08-16
No episode overview available.
E67
Skin Deep
Air Date: 1962-08-21
No episode overview available.
E68
The Contest
Air Date: 1962-08-23
No episode overview available.
E69
Ebb And Flow
Air Date: 1962-08-28
No episode overview available.
E70
Budget Leak
Air Date: 1962-08-30
No episode overview available.
E71
Andiamo
Air Date: 1962-09-04
No episode overview available.
E72
Out For The Count
Air Date: 1962-09-06
No episode overview available.
E73
Finger Of Suspicion
Air Date: 1962-09-11
No episode overview available.
E74
Detective Work
Air Date: 1962-09-13
No episode overview available.
E75
The Elopement
Air Date: 1962-09-18
No episode overview available.
E76
Heartbeat
Air Date: 1962-09-20
No episode overview available.
E77
The First Clue
Air Date: 1962-09-25
No episode overview available.
E78
Trapped
Air Date: 1962-09-27
No episode overview available.
E79
The Morning After
Air Date: 1962-10-02
No episode overview available.
E80
Facing The Facts
Air Date: 1962-10-04
No episode overview available.
E81
Heart To Heart
Air Date: 1962-10-09
No episode overview available.
E82
Day Of Revolutions
Air Date: 1962-10-11
No episode overview available.
E83
True To Type
Air Date: 1962-10-16
No episode overview available.
E84
Where There's Smoke
Air Date: 1962-10-18
No episode overview available.
E85
Burns And Shock
Air Date: 1962-10-23
No episode overview available.
E86
Who's Who?
Air Date: 1962-10-25
No episode overview available.
E87
Horoscope
Air Date: 1962-10-30
No episode overview available.
E88
Point Of Departure
Air Date: 1962-11-01
No episode overview available.
E89
The Truth Of The Matter
Air Date: 1962-11-06
No episode overview available.
E90
A Case Of Identity
Air Date: 1962-11-08
No episode overview available.
E91
Questions And Answers
Air Date: 1962-11-13
No episode overview available.
E92
French Leave
Air Date: 1962-11-15
No episode overview available.
E93
Lost And Found
Air Date: 1962-11-20
No episode overview available.
E94
Art And Craft
Air Date: 1962-11-22
No episode overview available.
E95
The Best Laid Plans
Air Date: 1962-11-27
No episode overview available.
E96
Profit And Loss
Air Date: 1962-11-29
No episode overview available.
E97
Setting A Trap
Air Date: 1962-12-04
No episode overview available.
E98
Sparks Flying
Air Date: 1962-12-06
No episode overview available.
E99
The Bad Penny
Air Date: 1962-12-12
No episode overview available.
E100
All That Jazz
Air Date: 1962-12-14
No episode overview available.
E101
Five More Shopping Days
Air Date: 1962-12-18
No episode overview available.
E102
Christmas Spirit
Air Date: 1962-12-20
No episode overview available.
E103
Business As Usual
Air Date: 1962-12-27
No episode overview available.
E121
Unofficial Strike
Air Date: 1963-02-28
No episode overview available.
E279
Many questions
Air Date: 1964-09-07
No episode overview available.
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